Bill Lawrence (musician)
Bill Lawrence , actually Willi Lorenz Stich , also known under the stage names Billy Lorento and Bela Lorentowsky , (born March 24, 1931 in Cologne-Wahn ; † November 2, 2013 ) was a German -American musician , developer and entrepreneur in the musical instrument industry .
Life
Lawrence was active as a jazz guitarist and session musician in the post-war decade under the name Billy Lorento . At the same time he dealt with the improvement and basic technical construction of his instruments, in particular with electrotechnical questions of amplification and pickup . This led to collaborations with the American guitar manufacturers Fender and the Gibson Guitar Corporation as well as with the German company Framus , which took up his ideas and implemented them in the Billy Lorento models .
Web links
- Publications by Bill Lawrence in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by Billy Lorento in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bill Lawrence at Discogs (English)
- Bill Lawrence Biography website on billlawrence.com
- Bill Lawrence Pickups Company website at billlawrence.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.billlawrence.com/Pages/About_Bill/Win.htm
- ↑ Message on the homepage
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ framus-vintage.de Billy Lorento. Framus Vintage Archives, accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ framus-vintage.de 5/120 Billy Lorento. Framus Vintage Archives, accessed April 29, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lawrence, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stich, Willi Lorenz (real name); Lorento, Billy (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne madness |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2013 |